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JohnWarren -> RE: Helping a friend. (6/23/2006 7:20:57 AM)
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ORIGINAL: YoungBlondeSlave
i've got a friend who is in an awful situation. He has been suspected of a theft at his work that he did not commit, however the evidence is stacked against him and there is no photographic evidence (because his work has not installed video cameras) to prove his innocence and the guilt of the perpetrator. He is worried that if things go as bad as he fears he will be deported (he is a European citizen). i want to help him in any way that i can, does anyone have any suggestions?
So far, all i can come up with to tell him is "keep the faith, i will be praying for you." But that only goes so far and the poor man is out of his wits.
Any ideas would be immensely appreciated.
I hate to say it because I'd really like to believe in the legal system, but that's pretty much been eroded by spending a decade as a police reporter. It's going to be expensive but he needs to hire a good lawyer. What I'd recommend doing to find this lawyer is to contact some of the reporters who work the "cop shop beat" and ask them who's good. There are only three groups who really have this information. Judges who are more or less bound to refuse to answer, other lawyers who will always claim their own expertise over another and reporters whose job it is to tell people things. Personally, I'd offer a $20 at the onset of the conversation "for his or her trouble."
What the lawyer charges will probably be a lot, but when you balance it against immediate loss of salary and the change that this will haunt your friend for the rest of his professional life, he may well feel it is worthwhile.
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